Organic gardeners try to follow a system that will build good soil structure and fertility by duplicating nature=s methods as closely as possible without the use of synthetic fertilizers. Chemical pesticides (poisons) are also avoided.
To describe a very complex system in simple terms - in nature what is fed by the soil returns to the soil. Fauna and flora (organic matter) in varying stages of decay are converted into humus by the never ending work of microorganisms in the soil. Humus, in turn, provides the source of nourishment for all plant life. Thus:
HUMUS is the PRODUCT and the SOURCE of all living material. more
